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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aggression upon" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts discussing acts of aggression directed towards someone or something, but "aggression against" is more standard.
Example: "The report highlighted the aggression upon the peaceful protesters, raising concerns about police conduct."
Alternatives: "aggression against" or "hostility towards".
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These goals are best served by peace.Mistrust feeds upon mistrust, aggression upon aggression.
(Referring to the Civil War as anything other than an act of unwarranted Northern aggression upon a sovereign republic was rather frowned upon).
After the firing on Fort Sumter, legislators resolved that while Indiana would help suppress the rebellion, the state would not participate "in any aggression upon the institution of slavery or any other constitutional right belonging to any of the states".
**** Nobody doubts that the duty of England requires her to observe a strict neutrality in the great European struggle which is beginning, and everyone trusts that we may be able to avert the occurrence of any aggression upon the smaller neutral states - a kind calculated, by affecting our honour or our interests, to entangle us in the contest.
Groups that had previously transferred males show significantly less aggression upon the arrival of another male.
A 2007 study found that intense sweetness surpasses cocaine reward even in addicted and drug-sensitized subjects, leading to increased aggression upon withdrawal and a disruption of the dopamine/acetylcholine reward balance in the brain.
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John Piper's wife, Myfanwy Evans, recalled Picasso as "the Protean rock which slipped from our fingers when we clung to it, upon which we foundered when we pretended it was not there; whose personality and aggression acted upon us like rape".
'WHEREAS, in the face of such developments the undersigned, being fully conscious of their great historical responsibility and in legitimate defense of the national economy are duty bound to adopt the measures deemed necessary to counteract the harm done by the aggression inflicted upon our nation.
The occurrence of aggression depended upon the surrounding group structure (table 1).
Normally, that kind of open aggression is frowned upon.
Yes, the N.F.L.'s extraordinarily successful corporate model is based upon aggression and controlled violence.
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